Finances

Nursing homes with a high proportion of black residents tend to underperform financially, according to recently published research that raises difficult questions about admissions practices and healthcare disparities.

New research has found that a person's sudden inability to grasp concepts such as money, credit, contracts and agreements is one of the first signs of dementia. Some researchers even say that confusion over personal finances is the most important and predictable clue that a patient's memory is in decline, The New York Times reported.